Question

Simplify the following expressions: your end result should not involve any logarithms at all.

1. Log5 125^x-1

2. Log3 27^(x/3)

Answer 1

(x-1) log5(125)

(x-1)3

Answer 2

(x/3) log3(27) = x

Answer 3

so 125 =5^3 and the you have (x-1)log5(5^3) which means the log5 cancle out with the 5?

Answer 4

you can view it like that yes

Answer 5

thank you! i was wondering how to get rid of the log